I just had to revive this thread now that it is more relevant than ever!
When I originally posted this question, the pandemic was not even in the news around here, so I had no idea of what was coming.
Now that we have seen how fragile our "outsourced life" can really be, there has been a MASSIVE shift in those who are registering for this site, and in plan sales.
90% of all plans sales are now the Poultry Pen, Yard Mule, and the newly launched Greenhouse.
Warrior (which was always popular) is a very distant 4th runner.
This is so unexpected!
This was just unreal to see...
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I have never seen a million views on any of my videos, and the PortaPen outdoes the Warrior 40 times over!
The funny part... I really pushed the Warrior vid hard in ads, social media, seo, etc but did nothing for the PortaPen at all!
This trend is also showing in the YardMule and now the newest Greenhouse plan.
Just about every message I get via email or on the contact page has to do with self sustenance now.
This is interesting considering most of the discussions here are still bike and trike related.
I wonder, is this site about to see a shift into self sustenance now that it is becoming more of a needed skill rather than a pass time?
We have always known the world was on edge, and have been preparing for the last 15 years, so its nice to have these skills to share.
I still believe we are just seeing the tip of a very large ice-burg about to crash into the planet, but hey... that's just me.
As many of you know, I have not even considered building a bike or trike since 2010, mainly due to being so busy out here on our homestead. Anything I build has to be part of our self-sustaining lifestyle, and I do have a lot of new projects in the works. I actually did not even intend to put the yard Mule or the PortaPen here as a DIY, but seeing as how those plans are now paying the AZ bills, I am sure glad I did.
So, how many of you are looking into the future and considering self sustenance?
Living in the city or an apartment certainly makes it more difficult, but I don't think it is impossible.
If you have a window, you can grow! If you work together, you can start a community garden.
I was thinking about a DIY Plan that details the creation of an apartment sized growing station, complete with verma-composting, controlled grow lighting, and automatic hydration.
Just yapping out loud here! trying to figure out what direction AZ should take now that I am finally seeing some signs of life again.
Any thought would be welcomed!
I would love nothing more than to see this site actually come back to the point where I could dedicate at least half my week to it.
The golden days for AZ were between 2005 and 2008 for some reason, and 2019 was the slowest year since launch in 1999!
The last month though, has shown some real sparks!
Strange, these trends are!
Cheers!
Brad